first scream<\/a> at the beginning of September. Around 150 people attended, which Morris said proved just how much the experience was needed.<\/p>\n\u201cThere were multiple people who cried,\u201d she said. \u201cMost people laughed. And I had, immediately afterwards, many, many people coming up saying how much they enjoyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Scream Club Austin leader Krystal Morris also offers people slips of biodegradable paper so they can write down their frustrations and throw them into the river.<\/p>\n
Scream Club sessions are a spectacle. At the group\u2019s last September meeting, a crowd quickly swelled on the bridge. Morris \u2014 holding up a poster asking, \u201cEver feel the need to scream?\u201d \u2014 invited people to shake out the tension from their limbs before leading them through some collective breathing.<\/p>\n
Then there was the screaming, which was thunderous. There were long battle cries, guttural howls and shrieks worthy of any slasher film. People passing by on the bridge and even sitting on boats in the river turned their heads to watch \u2014 and sometimes joined in.<\/p>\n
Morris said there\u2019s something special about doing all this with other people.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes we need permission to scream,\u201d she said. \u201cWe’re so used to holding things together or feeling like we should be able to handle whatever is going on in our life, you know, especially as adults. \u2026 Just having permission to release is a really big part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Scream Club isn\u2019t just about letting go of negative emotions. It\u2019s also about forming connections. There\u2019s a level of bonding that comes from hearing a stranger screaming their heart out, Morris said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have that camaraderie with not even knowing the person next to you, and I think that’s an irreplaceable feeling that a lot of people don’t have,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople either are pretty lonely \u2026 or they don’t feel like they can vent to their friends because they’ll be judged.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Gustavo Seixas, who attended Scream Club for the first time at the end of September, said the experience felt amazing. “10\/10 would recommend,” he said.<\/p>\n
Kenken Gorder has gone to Scream Club from the beginning. He said he first joined as a way to relieve stress, but he ended up meeting people.<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually made a new friend,\u201d he said. \u201cWe met, talked for two hours, walked downtown and then made plans to go to Uchiko.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gustavo Seixas was at Scream Club for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve been having some ups and downs in my life, like with depression and stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cI was like, why not? There’s so much sh\u2014 I want to scream about.\u201d<\/p>\n
After several rounds of screaming, Seixas was smiling. He said the experience was fantastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really good, just vent out all your frustrations, all your things you have to let go of. Being around everyone doing that, it builds community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
By the time the screaming stopped, the sun had started setting. The sky turned golden and the air cooled quickly, like the day itself was letting a breath out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it’s a nice way to end the week, nice way to start a new week,\u201d first-timer Teddy Tesfaye said. \u201cRefreshed.\u201d<\/p>\n